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Meat and heterocyclic amine intake, smoking, NAT1 and NAT2 polymorphisms, and colorectal cancer risk in the multiethnic cohort study.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Jul 2009
Nöthlings Ute, Yamamoto Jennifer F, Wilkens Lynne R, Murphy Suzanne P, Park Song-Yi, Henderson Brian E, Kolonel Laurence N, Le Marchand Loïc
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BACKGROUND: N-acetyltransferases (NAT) 1 and 2 are polymorphic enzymes catalyzing the metabolic activation of heterocyclic amines. We investigated the modifying effects of NAT1 and NAT2 polymorphisms on the association of meat consumption, heterocyclic amine intake, and smoking with colorectal cancer risk. METHOD: In the Multiethnic Cohort study, participants completed a smoking history and a food-frequency...
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